Marvin Friedrich

Marvin Friedrich

Friedrich in training for Schalke 04
Personal information
Full name Marvin Friedrich
Date of birth (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995
Place of birth Kassel, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2008 FSC Guxhagen
2008–2010 OSC Vellmar
2010–2011 SC Paderborn 07
2011–2014 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Schalke 04 II 30 (4)
2014– Schalke 04 5 (0)
National team
2014– Germany U19 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:39, 25 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2015

Marvin Friedrich (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʀˈvɪn ˈfʁiːdʁɪç]; born 13 December 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.[1]

Club career

Friedrich joined 2011 the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of Schalke 04 He made his Bundesliga debut on 13 September 2014 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 4–1 away defeat.[2]

International career

Friedrich made his debut for the Germany national under-19 football team on 16 April 2014 in a 5–2 win over the Belgium national under-19 football team in which Friedrich came on in the 60th minute for Anthony Syhre and within six minutes Friedrich celebrated his first goal for the Germany national under-19 football team.[3][4] Friedrich was in the Germany national under-19 football team squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Hungary and made two brief appearances.[4] After a 1–0 win over Portugal national under-19 football team in the final Friedrich became European champion.[4]

Attributes

Friedrich is a versatile defender, Friedrich is primarily deployed in the defensive positions of centre-back and right-back or left-back , and he is technically and physically similar to Benedikt Höwedes.[5] Friedrich's strength, running, and tactical intelligence on the football pitch, are just some of his qualities.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Schalke 04 II Regionalliga 2014–15 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 [4]
2015–16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Schalke 04 Bundesliga 2014–15 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total313001000323
Last updated: 23 September 2015

References

  1. "Germany - M. Friedrich - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  2. "Mönchengladbach vs. Schalke 04 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  3. Jonathan Walsh (2014-07-16). "Germany under 19 squad aim to replicate World Cup success in European Championshiph". vavel.com. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Marvin Friedrich profile at Soccerway
  5. 1 2 "Marvin Friedrich". talentshunter.net. Retrieved 2014-09-17.

External links

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